Sunday, June 26, 2011

Faran Learning To Accept Fly Spray

My husband was digging through his dad's old stuff and found a noseband that should work great for a cavesson for Faran. It's a tiny bit small around his nose, especially once we add the rings, but we should be able to add holes to it no problem. I think he looks cute in it.

I also have a video of a clicker session teaching Faran to accept fly spray. This was only the third time my husband had worked on it. The first two times were short sessions of just spraying the water in the air and not touching him with it. I tried to keep this video as whole as possible so you can see the true progression, but there were interruptions.

Ignore me in the video. I was apparently tired and zoned out because I was making no sense at all lol. :)

It's great that you seem to have found treats he likes. I just love his nibbly lip, he seems very polite. Green Headed Fly? Oh My! Sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, are they pretty nasty? Do they eat humans?? Yuck! There was a spot at around the 2 min. mark into the video when your husband sprayed Faran for the first time I think, and Faran was good, and your husand turned to you with the biggest smile, priceless! It is so nice to see a husband take a true interest in the same thing that you enjoy. Good boy Faran!

That is one creepy garganguan(SP?) freekin' fly! It looks like it could pick Fred up and fly away with him...Yikes! When I lived in Ohio I remember deer flies and they hurt! It seems they preferred the top of my head. No wonder the horses hate them. Maybe sometime you could capture a photo of one of those monsters.

Date Aquired: 10-19-09 at five months old.Likes: Eating, clicker training, being brushed, playing (with anything he can get his teeth on), training, grazing and getting dirty.Dislikes: Being ignored and/or bored, being in a stall and standing still for long periods of time (unless he's being brushed).

Chrome's Barn Colors: Royal blue and silver.

If you're not a very avid reader but would still like to follow Chrome's progress be sure to check out hisMonthly Progress Reportson the nineteenth of every month. You can also read more about him on the About Chrome page.

Chrome's Conformation Shot

About Rocky

Name: RockyNicknames: Rocks, RockStar, King of Side EyeSire:Unknown, but was pinto colored and registered AQHA or APHADam: Unknown, but was black and registered AQHABreed: Quarter Horse/PaintDOB: 2004Height: 14.3hhWeight:1278lbsColor: Black Sabino

Date Aquired: 5-30-15.Likes: Food! Being boss. He was always the low man on the totem pole so he's loving ruling the roost here.Dislikes: Leaving his herd and having his hooves soaked for thrush.

Barn Colors: Coming soon. Hubby hasn't decided yet.

History: His sire (a show horse) broke into the neighbor's pasture, so the breeding was not planned. The old man who owned the mare died and the family sold his dam to a friend of my friend C. After Rocky was born the friend sold his dam. C played with and trained Rocky from the day he was born. She started him under saddle and did all of his training. Eventually the friend gave him to C and she's had him ever since until she gave him to me.

About Led Zeppelin

Date Aquired: My dad rescued/bought him shortly before I brought Chrome home, but he gave him to us on 1-18-10.

Likes: Treats, forehead scratches, his buddies and braying early in the morning.Dislikes: Being handled at all (his first three years were spent in someone's backyard never being touched), sudden movements and sometimes his bratty pasture mate Chrome. :D

About Me

Me with Chrome's sire Jan!

I'm almost thirty, live in the USA and I love horses (obviously). I've been obsessed with Friesians (that's Chrome's purebred Friesian sire in the above picture) for over ten years. I started riding horses when I was five and always had horses from then until 2007 when I found myself without one. I wanted a Friesian, but the budget wouldn't allow for it so I started looking at crosses. I found Chrome (Friesian/Arabian) and I haven't regretted it for a second. I bought him as a five month old weanling in 2009 and I've done all of his training myself. The blog is about our continued journey together as I attempt to make him my dream all around horse who can do anything from dressage, competitive trail riding, driving, mounted archery, working equitation and anything else we want to try. He's still very green and we obviously have a long way to go, but you're welcome to follow along on our journey. I also love dogs, art, photography, writing, reading, fishing, biking, camping, archery and many other things. You can learn more on my About Me page, my Equestrian Bucket List page and my FAQ page.